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Book 1: The Shield

Theo Decker is a real boy, not a fairy-tale survivor. His friend calls him Potter, but it sounds bitterly ironic. The only miracle in the life of a boy whose mother died in front of his eyes is a painting stolen from a gallery with a bright bird: a goldfinch forever chained to a pole. But unlike the bird, Theo sees no point in escaping from the captivity of his life of disaster. The events that are raging around him, the amazing and cruel world, are just a backdrop for the story of his soul, fixated on a terrible moment of his childhood. And the only thing that can bring him back to an understanding of the absolute value of life is the immortal beauty of the few things that are worth saving even from the flames.

- 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner!

- A Warner Bros. film adaptation is planned. - Book of the Year by Amazon, The New York Times, Book Review, USA Today, etc.

- Donna Tartt is one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2014

- Donna Tartt is one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2014

Book 2. The Secret History

A young Californian Richard Papen enters a private college in New England. Ashamed of his origins, he looks with admiration at the five chosen ones - students enrolled in the Ancient Greek course of the charismatic Professor Julian. The twins Charles and Camilla, the intelligent Henry, the sophisticated Francis and the cheerful Bunny all seem to be surrounded by an aura of inaccessibility. But by a lucky chance, Richard becomes Julian's student and enters this closed community. The young people are together almost all the time, and nothing seems to bode ill for them. However, the love of ancient culture eventually leads to a tragedy that is not at all ancient Greek, and blood is spilled on the ground near the college...